Local data

Building in Tooele, UT

Tooele, UT is in Tooele County and has about 38,405 residents. 208 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, down from 290 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Tooele before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Tooele

Typical home value
$381,400 (give or take $11,279)
Typical monthly rent
$1,214 (give or take $87)
Typical household income
$96,221 (give or take $6,525)
Typical year homes were built
1994
Homes lived in by their owners
78.9%
Homes sitting empty
3.1%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Tooele

Single-family home permits issued per year
YearHomes permittedAll new housing unitsValue of all permits
2025
208
292$93.9 million
2024
213
433$145.3 million
2023
290
617$110.3 million
2022
256
256$64.0 million
2021
448
448$106.7 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Tooele pages

Meeting agendas and minutes

Building permits

Projects out for bid

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Tooele County

Tooele County has had 9 federal disaster declarations (3 fire, 4 flood, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought).

  • 2026: Cherry Fire (fire)
  • 2026: Iron Fire (fire)
  • 2014: Anaconda Fire (fire)
  • 2011: Flooding (flood)
  • 2005: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (coastal storm)
  • 2005: Flooding and Landslides (flood)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Building supply stores near Tooele

  • CAL Ranch Store
    862 North Main Street Tooele
  • Diamond Rental
  • The Home Depot
    222 East 2400 North Tooele
  • Factory Flooring Direct
    7666 North SR 36 Lake Point

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Where this information comes from

  • U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-02; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-02; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-02; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-02; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-02; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
  • Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-02; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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